i’m still mourning tina fey’s departure from saturday night live. i might be in the minority, but i thought the show had been pretty funny since amy poehler joined her as co-host on ‘weekend update.’ some sketches work better than others, yes, but i was laughing more often than not.
her successor was finally announced this week – cast member seth meyers is not only the show’s new head writer, he’ll also be joining ms. poehler behind the ‘weekend update’ desk. the season premiere is one week from today, so we shall see if he can rise to the challenge.
i really like seth. he’s funny and kinda cute… i’m bummed they didn’t give amy poehler a solo gig on the famous fake news sketch (she could have been just like katie couric!), but i can deal with this. after the announcement that other cast members would not be returning, i’m just hoping things don’t go downhill from here.
i have one final wish, lorne michaels… since rachel dratch lost her starring role on tina fey’s new sitcom, 30 rock (she was demoted to “recurring character” status), can she come back to snl?? pretty please! oh well, i guess i won’t hold my breath.
Katie Couric . . . that bitch was on the front of every bus in Manhattan. She’s like the it woman of pop culture right now and I don’t get it at all.